Question

A city s location is represented on a map at the origin (0,0). Ted lives 20 miles south and 20 miles west of the city represented on this map. What are the coordinates of Ted's house? (Make sure to place your answer in parenthesis.) ex. (x,y) *​

Answer 1

(-20,-20)

Explanation:

You can draw it out on a graph to see that the point 20 units down (south) and 20 units left (west) is (-20,-20), or you can subtract 20 from both the x and y values. [(x-20),(y-20)]